Maxioms by Edmund Burke
You can never plan the future by the past.
You can never plan the future by the past.
There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui read more
There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his
having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument,
"What end or object could the party have had in the act with
which he is accused."
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with read more
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.
Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the
hoofs of a swinish multitude.
Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the
hoofs of a swinish multitude.
She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.